{"id":298716,"date":"2023-12-20T21:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298716"},"modified":"2023-12-20T21:09:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:09:22","slug":"man-utd-may-ignore-erik-ten-hag-wish-as-real-madrid-set-sights-on-january-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-may-ignore-erik-ten-hag-wish-as-real-madrid-set-sights-on-january-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd may ignore Erik ten Hag wish as Real Madrid \u2018set sights on January deal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#039;Man Utd deserved their point&#039; | Liverpool couldn&#039;t break down Erik ten Hag&#039;s side<\/h3>\n<p>Real Madrid are interested in bringing Raphael Varane back to the club in the January transfer window after David Alaba&#8217;s anterior cruciate ligament injury, according to reports. However, Erik ten Hag may fight for the 30-year-old defender to stay at Manchester United despite his contract expiring in June.<\/p>\n<p>Alaba is expected to miss the remainder of the 2023\/24 season after rupturing the ACL in his left knee in the first half of Real&#8217;s 4-1 win against Villarreal on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Austria international, 31, is also a major doubt for Euro 2024 in Germany next summer, and his long-term absence has sparked Real into action ahead of the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>According to BILD, the La Liga giants&#8217; search for a replacement has taken them to Old Trafford, where Varane&#8217;s future is uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Varane left Real for United in a \u00a334million transfer two years ago, and there is an option to extend his current deal until 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, the German outlet claim that Real are interested in taking him back to the Santiago Bernabeu this winter so Carlo Ancelotti isn&#8217;t left short in defence.<\/p>\n<p>Varane is free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with overseas clubs from January. 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